People and Relationships
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My elder brother is in his mid thirties. He is a (an) ... .
adult, grown-up, middle-aged person
What's the difference between calling a man and a woman handsome?
A handsome man - a very good-looking man
A handsome woman - a good-looking, strong woman. (Can be offensive, because we emphasize manly features)
What's the difference between a sensible person and a sensitive person?
Sensible - reasonable, has common sense
Sensitive - understanding or touchy
What's the difference between a detached house, a semi-detached house and a terraced house?
Detached - not joined to another house
Semi-detached - joined to another house on one side
Terraced - a part of a line of houses, usually joined to other houses on 2 sides
Whats is the difference between an immediate family and an extended family?
Immediate family: yourself + husband/wife + children + parents + siblings
Extended family: immediate family + distant relatives
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Due to the health issues in recent years, my brother has had a tendency to put on weight. As a result, nowadays he looks a bit ___ .
Provide 4 synonyms for 'positive qualities' of character
Pluses, sthengths, advantages, virtues
Name 5 modern conveniences that accomodation should contain
air conditioning, central heating, rubbish chite, lift + utilities (gas, electricity, hot and cold running water, a telephone, the Internet)
Give 4 synonyms to the phrase 'to argue with smb about smth'
To have an argument, to quarrel with smb about smth, to fall out with smb over smth, to have a row
Change the phrase in italics using 4 possible synonyms:
My brother is a bag of bones. He lookes like he's been starving for ages.
Slim, slender, thin, skinny
Provide at least 5 opposites to 'positive qualities' of character
Minuses, weaknesses, disadvantages, faults, drawbacks, vices, flaws
1) The air is _ 2) The door is _ 3) The paint is _ 4) The roof is _ 5) The wallpaper has _ _ the sun and it is _ _
1) The air is stuffy/close 2) The door is creaking 3) The paint is peeling 4) The roof is leaking 5) The wallpaper has faded in the sun and it is coming off
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Looking _ _ my youth, I can say that I remember my grandad quite well. I actually take _ him _ character. We always saw eye _ eye _ him _ different spheres of life. I knew that I could rely _ him _ help and could confide _ him completely. He always listened _ me and never let me _. He set a good example _ his own behavior and I will always look _ _ him.
Looking BACK ON (AT) my youth, I can say that I remember my grandad quite well. I actually take AFTER him IN character. We always saw eye TO eye WITH him ON different spheres of life. I knew that I could rely ON him FOR help and could confide IN him completely. He always listened TO me and never let me DOWN. He set a good example THROUGH his own behavior and I will always look UP TO him.
Translate the following sentences into English:
Подростки в наши дни очень ранимы по поводу того, как они выглядят. Они склонны уделять большое внимание своей внешности.
Teenagers are rather sensitive about their looks these days. They have a tendency to take much care over their appearance.
Describe the person who is self-important using 5 adjectives from our active vocabulary.
arrogant, haughty, superiour (to smb), snobbish, conceited, vain
What verbs are used to describe the solution of the problem about a room/flat? And which ones describe a less serious problem?
House, flat - renovate, do up, fix up, decorate, redecorate
Minor problems - repair, fix, mend, see to
Ennumerate the stages of the process of falling in love using the phrases from your active vocabulary
to get to know smb, to be attracted to smb, to be keen on smb, to be fond of smb, to be head over heals in love with smb
As a team, take turns and describe the appearance of your ideal partner using at least 7 words (phrases) from our active vocabulary.
Ryan Gosling
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'It takes all _ to make a _' means that people are different and these differences should be accepted. You shouldn't be _-minded and _ things _ black and white. You can't just be _ of (towards) others and expect people to live _ _ your high standarts all the time.
'It takes all SORTS to make a WORLD' means that people are different and these differences should be accepted. You shouldn't be NARROW-minded and SEE things IN black and white. You can't just be INTOLERANT of (towards) others and expect people to live UP TO your high standarts all the time.
In turns, as a team, name 10 facilities a house located in a prime residential area could be handy for.
Cinema, supermarket, bank, gym, swimming pool, park, lake, river, shopping centre, bus stop, hairdresser's, cafe, underground station, railway station